bron

See also: brón, broń, bróń, and bròn

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • born (dialectal, obsolete)

Etymology

From earlier born, from Middle Dutch borne, from Old Dutch brunno, from Proto-Germanic *brunnô. The inherited word underwent metathesis in Middle Dutch, but this was undone through influence from German Brunnen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /brɔn/
  • audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: bron
  • Rhymes: -ɔn

Noun

bron f (plural bronnen, diminutive bronnetje n)

  1. source
  2. spring, well

Derived terms

See also

Anagrams

Slovene

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbrɔ́n/
  • Tonal orthography: brȍn

Noun

bròn m inan (genitive brôna, nominative plural brôni)

  1. bronze

Declension
Declension of bròn (masculine inan., hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative bròn brôna brôni
accusative bròn brôna brône
genitive brôna brônov brônov
dative brônu brônoma brônom
locative brônu brônih brônih
instrumental brônom brônoma brôni

Swedish

Noun

bron

  1. definite singular of bro

Volapük

Etymology

Apparently a shortening of English bronchitis

Noun

bron (plural brons)

  1. (anatomy) trachea

Declension
declension of bron
singular plural
nominative bron brons
genitive brona bronas
dative brone brones
accusative broni bronis
vocative 1 o bron! o brons!
predicative 2 bronu bronus
  • 1 status as a case is disputed
  • 2 in some later, non-classical Volapük only

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *bron, from Proto-Celtic *brusū (“belly”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /brɔn/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

bron f (plural bronnau)

  1. (anatomy, biology) breast
    Mae bronnau ardderchog gyda hi. ― She has excellent breasts.
    [1] (South)
    Mae gen i fronnau mawr. ― I have large breasts.
    (North)

Adverb

bron

  1. almost

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
bron fron mron unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. They Thought You'd Say This
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